Shraddha homicide case: How Rs 54,000 financial institution transaction led to Aaftab Poonawalla’s arrest

The Delhi Police have discovered substantial evidence– bodily and digital– within the horrid Shraddha Walkar case up to now. The accused within the case, Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, tried to place the homicide of Shraddha below wraps by eradicating bodily proof. Nevertheless, he left digital proof which led the police to hint this case. 

The largest clincher within the case up to now is the financial institution assertion of the couple’s account which indicated a transaction value Rs 54,000 from Shraddha’s internet banking app to Aaftab’s account dated Might 26. The situation the place the transaction happened was by the way the Mehrauli police station space. 

This busted Aaftab’s declare that Shraddha was not contactable after Might 22 and that he had no contact along with her. The police additional discovered a chat from Shraddha’s Instagram account dated Might 31, which additionally traced again to the Mehrauli police station space. 

He advised the Delhi Police that he saved posting on Walkar’s Instagram profile after the homicide happened to avert any suspicion or questions on her whereabouts. Going by Aaftab’s confession, he murdered Shraddha on Might 18, allegedly impersonated her on Instagram, and was lively on her account until June 9. Other than this, Poonawalla additionally searched Google to search out methods to get rid of the useless physique in a non-suspicious method and the precise sort of chopper he must use to dismember the physique. 

The police have written to the net relationship app Bumble and sought particulars of his profile and the ladies who visited his place after the homicide. Officers suspect that Poonawalla’s match from the relationship app might be his motivation behind Walkar’s homicide. Bumble has mentioned that it’ll cooperate with the authorities within the case. 

Bumble mentioned, “We’ll proceed to comply with carefully and stay accessible to legislation enforcement ought to they request our help. The security and wellbeing of our members is our high precedence and we have now a devoted international crew serving their wants.” 

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Delhi live-in accomplice homicide case: Bodily proof up to now 

Other than this, the statements of the late Shraddha Walkar’s father Vikas Walkar, Aaftab and Shraddha’s neighbours, and Shraddha’s buddies even have been recorded. Her father has accused Aaftab of beating Shraddha often when she was with him in considered one of his statements to police. 

Walkar demanded the demise penalty for the accused and didn’t rule out the much-talked-about ‘love jihad’ angle within the case. He advised the information company ANI, “I think love jihad. We demand that Aaftab be sentenced to demise. I place confidence in the Delhi Police because the investigation is transferring in the appropriate route. Shraddha was near her uncle and didn’t discuss to me a lot. I used to be by no means in contact with Aaftab. I lodged the primary grievance within the case at Vasai (Mumbai).”

He added that he didn’t know that his daughter shifted to Delhi and that her pal advised him about the identical. Walkar additionally talked about that he thought she was in Bengaluru and Aaftab had ample time on his fingers to take away the proof. 

Moreover this, the police additionally recorded the assertion of Dr. Anil Singh who handled Aaftab after he acquired injured whereas chopping Shraddha’s physique into items.  He mentioned that he was stressed and aggressive whereas speaking and left when questioned about how he acquired injured. 

The investigating crew has discovered the invoice of the fridge allegedly utilized by Aaftab Poonawalla to retailer his girlfriend’s dismembered physique, the invoice of a small noticed used to cut her physique into 35 items, and statements of the retailer, who efficiently recognized Poonawalla. 

They’ve discovered round 13 bones from the Mehrauli forest space, all of which have been despatched for forensic testing to determine whether or not they belong to Shraddha. Recovering the bones is extraordinarily essential as it will possibly inform the time and reason behind the demise. 

Delhi homicide case: The Highway to Justice

Whereas the police have made substantial headway within the case, the highway to justice continues to be far as there’s far more proof to be unearthed to make this a watertight case. This features a homicide weapon, Shraddha’s garments on the time of the homicide, the sufferer’s cell phone, scientific proof to point physique components had been saved within the fridge, lacking physique components, proof to again the time of the incident, and the shortage of witnesses with regards to the struggle between Shraddha and Aaftab.

(With company inputs)

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